Grandma Swipes Right: Seniors Embrace Online Dating

Online dating: it’s not just what the kids are doing these days. Grandma and Grandpa are getting in on Internet-based romance.

Among U.S. adults ages 55 to 64, online dating use has doubled since 2013, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey of about 2,000 adults found 12% of respondents in this age group have tried to find a special someone online, up from 6% who reported doing so three years ago.